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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Love Sick.

A German youth, who recently came
from the old country and settled In Dali
las, attempted to suicide Saturday even
ing, at the Laredo boarding house, on
North Flores street, because his girl,
Lena, also a recent Importation, would
not go to the Krisch hall ball with him,
but went with another fellow. He told
several friends that he swallowed poison
and then laid down and begun bswling
like calf for Lena. Lena was too busy
dancing and a doctor was sent for, but
could not be found. Assistant Marshal
Cardenas went, however, saw that the
fellow was only shsmming and gave him
an imaginary powder out of an envelope
into a glass Of water and stirred IL with
dirty penhulder. The fellow drank 1t,
felt better and at 2 a. IN, when Lena
came home, was seen talking with her
when the officers agsin passed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Careless Handling of Pistol Results in
the Death of One Man.

Careless Handling of Pistol Results In
the Death OF One Man.
A very unfortunate accidental killing
occurred last night about 8 o'clock, at
the Piokwick saloon and restaurant, cor
ner South Flores and West Nueva
streets, In which the mulatto glass
washer and assistant bsrkeeper, VIM.
Benson, wa shot through the stomach,
bowels and kidneys by 45-cslibre Colts
cutoff pistol. IN the hands of the bar
keeper, Mr.. Barney Mitchell. The negro
boy suffered all night and died this
morning at $50 O'Clock.
officer Joe wilkins. who Ia on duty on
thiu beat, Informed the LIGHT reporter
OF the occurrence a. follows:
The saloon. owned by Geo. Geddes.
has been closed for several days, though
the owner has lived there. heard pis-
tol shot last evening and ran to the
back entrance, and there met n
man running, stopped him and he said
he was going for doctor, man was
shot, | entered, and Billy Benson, the
boy shot, told me he had been shot acct
dentally by Barney. The wounded man
was taken to the Santa Rosa hospita ]
and l arrested Barney and put HIN In
the CITY jail to await the result OF the
injuries to Be- son.
Last night Justice McAll!ster visited
Santa Rosa hospital and took the ante
mortem statement Of the affair from the
wounded man. He said to the justice
that the shooting was accidental and
entirely exonerated Barney Mitchell
from all blame. On the death OF the
young man this morning, Barney Mitch
ell was transferred TO the coun-
ty jail to await the verdict Of the coro-
ner's jury, which convened and viewed
the body and adjourned TO three O'Clock
this afternoon.
A LIGHT reporter saw Barney Mitchell
In Jail this morning and conveyed to
him the news OF the negro boys death.
He is completely broken down with
grief at the Occursnce, and while he
states that the shooting was accidental,
he said he would rather have been killed
himself than that the boy should have
died.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
LAYING the Foundation Stone.

A large number of citizens assembled
at the Grand United odd Fellows hall,
corner OF Houston and Cameron street.
yesterday TO Dartake in the laying OF
the foundation stone of Alamo Lodges
by G. U. o +. No. 2l42, new hail at the
corner of Zavalla and San Saba street.
The Alamo Lodge, San Antonio Lodge,
Brotherhood Of COachmen and many
citizens headed by the Alamo Belknaps
(colored) band marched TO the site OF
their new hall. There the Rev. A. +.
jackson offered prayer, the Rev. j. W.
Carr read appropriate scripture, DR..
Starnes delivered an able address, q COL
Lection was taken up, and then the stone
was we'll and truly laid by the Grand
Council. The party then marched back
to the hall where they heartily partOok
of two kegs OF beer donated by the brew.
cries; giving hearty cheers for the
donors.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
A Contemplate Forgery.

LONDON, April ls.-A five line whip,
published to-day, urges the conserga-
tives to attend the meeting Of the House
Of Commons tonight, to be on hand to
vote for second reading OF the Irish
crimes act amendment bill. The alleged
letter OF Mr.. PGrnell, supposed to have
been addressed to Mr.. Egan, relative TO
the Phoenix Park murders, which the
Times published this morning, caused
intense excitement among all
parties. In an interview to-day
Mr.. Clancey. Psrnellite, member for
Dublin country, branded the letter as an
Infamous concoction. He declared that
1t bears internal evidence OF forgery and
said suspicion was already directed
against a certain person a. the forger.
The Globe, commenting on the letter,
says: Until the terrible accusation
that Mr.. Parneli wrote this letter 10
proved, we shall discredit IT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
That Team.

The following team C: the San Anto.
MO rifles has been selected for the Wash
ing drill:
Captain, F. J. Badger; first lleuten.
ant, VIM. Herff; second lieutenant, z. j
Lewis; first sergeant, j. r. Gordon; sec
ond sergeant, NJ. Foster; Ed. Terry. G,
Shell, - Soofield, FL. Story, ii. Stascke
Tom Wren, Ii. Aubrey, }. Green, Jr., p
Florian, VIM. Campbell, j. French, Z
A. Oakley, j. Trueheart, 4. Richter. l.
Wilson, g. Riel, Ed. Swart, J. J. Meyers
g. Clifford, s. Cooley, M. Hewitt, G
sampson, VIM. Ziegler; A. e. Herndon
Anderson, - Douglas, J. j. Dickerson
Alfred Haueisen.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Another Gang Of Freight Robbers

CHARLESTON, s. c., April ls.-John
Caldwell. white, and VIM. Froneberger
and Joe Harris, both oolored, were ar
rested In Greenville, charged with be-
ing implicated In a scheme for the whole
sale robbery Of the through freight train
or the Richmond and Danville road.
Caldwell Is widely known. Since last
November the authorities of the rsii-
way have missed various articles OF
freight from their trains en- route
southwark. Goods to the full val
ne Of 5000 have been reported missing
The robbery WAS traced to Greenville
and 1t was discovered that John Cald-
we'll had been offering privately a large
lot OF plaids for sale. An investigation
showed systematic plan of robbery was
being operated by an organized band.
Other parties are under suspicion. so
far no railroad men have been implioat-
ed. Caldwell informed the chief police
where I, 500 yards Of plaids can be found
at store in the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Cotton King, Ranger, Dead

GALVESTON, TEXAS, April lS.-Intelli-
gence was received in this city yester-
day of the death of Morris Ranger, the
we'll known cotton operator, which Oc.
CURED at his residence in New York
yesterday. He was tifty-two years OF
age. For several years Mr.. Ranger was
leading resident of this city. That 81.
gantic transaction in cotton in Liverpool
q few years ago gained for him the title
Of the Cotton King. lie had several sue
cessful corners in cotton, but finally fail
ed for several million pounds sterling,
since which time he has resided In New
York
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Germany's Royalty.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE Queen Of Sax
ony has gone to Brussels to arrange for
the marriage Of her nephew, the heir to
the-throne, with the Princess Clemen-
tine, daughter of King Leopold.
The crown prince, Frederick William,
is suffering with chronic liberation OF
the throat, and grows worse rather than
better. All remedies, so far, have failed.
After his visit to Ems, In June, the
emperor will visit Gastein and Weinsn,
remaining until September, when he
will witness the army revie ~ at Konigs
berg and afterward spend his autumn at
SchlOss- BabelsberQ,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Railroad superintendent Shot.

SAVANNAH, April Isl. NJ. Fonda,
superintendent Of the main stem Of the
Georgia Central railroad, was shot and
instantly killed, yesterday, while on an
excursion on board the Nm. g. Turner,
by j. j Abrams, n prominent lawyer Of
this city. The shooting was accidental.
Mr.. Fonda was, until recently, superiD-
tendent OF the Henderson division OF the
An R'y.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Gibbons Gets There.

LONDON, April ls.--A dispatch to Reu-
ter's telegram company, from Rome,
says that the pope approves the course
Of Cardinal Gibbons, and encourages
him in his action with reference to The
Knights of Labor. Cardinal Gibbons
has secured the adherence of Cardinal
Manning, and will appeal to other
bishops for support.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Snow on April IT.

KANSAS CITY, April lS.-A heavy rain,
lasting from early this morning until AZ
ter p. m., fell in Kansas, Nebraska and
Western Missouri yesterday, but was
succeeded In Missouri valley about Z by
snow storm, which covered the earth
to a depth OF two inches, and which
threatens great damage to wheat crops
and budding fruit trees.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

PARIS, April H.-Mon. FlOurens, min
lister OF foreign affairs, formally opened
the international Astronomical confer
ence. His address Of welcome to the
foreign delegates was most happily ex-
pressed. Otto William De'Slrueve, the
great Russian astronomer, replied for
the delegates and WAS afterward elected
president OF the conference.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
A Slippery Lawyer Skips.

ATLANTA, Ca, April lS.-R. II. Knapp,
prominent real estate broker and poll
tician OF note, well established in bust
ness, lied the country, having victimiZed
large number Of persons In Gums az
gregating over $4,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Two Young Ladies Cremated.

LYNCHBURG, Va, April 1S.-A special
from Seven Mile Ford. Smith county,
says that the house of man named
Brewles, near here, was destroyed by
fire last night, In which two of his
daughters, aged 10 and 81 years, were
burned to death, and three other persons
so badly injured that they cannot sur.
vive. The fire was caused by defective
duaa
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
A Ballot Fraud Sentenced.

ST. LOUIS, April 18.-Patrick Jegande-
publ, recorder OF votes, convicted Of
committing election frauds last Novem-
Der, was sentenced In the United States
court today to serve two years In the
penitentiary. No fine attached.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Socialists Sentenced

BERLIN, April Is AT the trial OF
twenty-four socialists, charged with be-
ing members Of illegal secret societies,
just concluded, at PoseH, nine were con-
vioted and sentenced to various short
terms In prison.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
The Prince of Wales Consents.

LONDON, April Hills royal high
ness, the Prince Of Wales, has consented
to act as honorary president of the inter
national exhibition, to be held at Mel
bourne. Australia, 10 1888, to oOmmemo-
rate the centennial anniversary Of the
colonization of that island.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

LONDON, April Is Later dispatches
confirm the report that the steamer La
mania has been wrecked off Boz ifacio,
Corsica. OF $50 passengers 80 have been
saved. Help has been sent TO the wreck,
but the sea ia rough and 1t will be diff
cult to get near her.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Weather Prognostics.

WASHINGTON, April l6. - Indications
for Texas: Fair weather, winds be-
coming variable, slight rise In tempera-
ture In northern portion, stationary tenn
perature 10 southern portion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Associated Press Dispatches and Speci-
ais Up to the Hour of Closing
the Forms.
Bla,ne's Brother is DYING.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, April IS. Major
John 4. Blaine. paymsster In u. s. A,
and brother OF James q. Blaine, Ia lying
at the point of death at u. s. army and
navy hospital here. His condition is so
precarious that no hope for recovery Ia
entertained
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Irish Mas istrate Shot.

CORK, IRELAND, April lS.-Magistrate
Hegardi, while returning to Mill street
from meeting for the defense Of the
union, today, was fired at from behind q
hedge and wounded in the head and
shoulder with buck shot. Hegardi Is
unpopular, and has been vigorously boy
eotted. No arrest have been made in
connection with the affair.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Chicago Carpenters End Strike.

CHICAGO, April lS.-About 5000 car
penters returned to work this morning,
on the basis Of eight hours work and 35
cents per hour. All employers appear
willing to engage men on these terms,
provided the men applying are skilled
Wnrkmpn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
B. Smith & Son,

Who are strictly first-cless merchant
tailors, are now receiving fine line OF
spring and summer suiiinRs OF German,
English, Scotch and French goods. Our
prices are sway down." Satisfaction
and fit guaranteed. Call on them and
price their goods before purchasing else
where. b. SMITH q Son,
l2-9-tf No. A West Commerce st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
salvation BARRACKS burned.

LONDON, April 1.-THE building
which was used az the headquarters Of
the Salvation army, in this city, took
fire yesterday afternoon and WAS totally
destrOVed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Steamer Reported Lost.

LONDON, April 1S.-It is reported that
an English steamer has foundered If
Bonifacio, Corsica, and $50 lives have
been lost. No particulars.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18

1t is proposed to give Carl Beck a
testimonial for bis services IN the Saen-
gerfest. He deserves Ii.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-18
Hurrah I

No.:sls K. CoSMKRcE,sr. TKLEPHoNEsNo. 200
Now that the warm weather is fast APP
preaching, ladies while out driving viii lind 1t
great treat TO stop at Blair's Popular Drug
Store and procure a refreshing drink always
ice cold. This gentleman. as pronounced by
ALL is said TO have the finest fruit syrups. and
lovers OF coed extracts will find 1t TO their I'D
vantage to walk In and examine his selection
of fine perfumery. Orders cheerfuiiy received
from any part of the city per telephone and
given Immediate attention.1
-.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04

United States of America, in De
cember, 1911, as we'll as through
the whole winter of lSl2.n-Cos.
mos l., p. oil. "Hot
stream was elected at New Mad
md, in the valley of the Mississip-
pi, in 1Sl2.-[Tdem 23l.
"The advance from south to north
was very striking in the almost
uninterrupted undulatiOns of the
soil in the alluvial valleys of the
Mississippi, the Arkansas and the
Ohio, from 1911 to 1872 Again,
so important in Humboldts view
was this great phenomenon that
he reverts to it in Cosmos v, p.
III, in these words, viz: "The
great phenomena of 1896 and 1891,
and of 1911 and 1912, occurred in
the following order:
A" December, 1911, innumerable
shocks in the river valleys of the
Ohio, Mississippi and Arkansas,
up to 1918. Between New Madrid
and Little Prairie and La Sallm, to
the north of Cincinnati, the earth.
quakes occurred almost every
hour for months together p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04
IVaiden JOurnal.l

JACKSON, MISS, April q, 1887.
To John Cunningham and others:
Gentlemen-In answer to your
letter in which you ask me wheth.
er mortgage executed after the
crop is up and growing, say June
the LIST, is valid, I will say: That
such a mortage is valid, and in
further answer to your letter, /
will say that such a mortgage is
good against a judgment rem.
dered against the mortgagor prior
to the date Of the mortgage.
Section 1894 of the revised Code
of 1880 declares that: "a grow.
ing crop shall not be subject to
the lien of a judgment nor shall
any execution be LEVIED on a
growing CROP" This section so
far as l know, has not been re-
pealed. 1t was not repealed by
the Act of March 9th, 1886, ses.
sion laws of 1886, page 156. This
Act repeals section 1859 of that
Code, and is the law passed by the
last Legislature commonly under.
stood as repeating the lien law on
crops. Yours truly,
7 " GEopaE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04
The Morals OF Left Handed People.
IPall Mall Gazettee.l

fall Mall Gazettee.
DR.. Louis Jobert has just pub
lished a book on 1.-THE Left Hand
ed" Dic Linkser) in which he
treats exclusively of the class OF
persons who are more dexterous,
If we may use such a pun, with the
sinister than with the dexter hand.
He says that no traveller has ever
yet come into contact with pure
ly left handed race; but there are
some tribes which from immemori.
al time have given preference to
the use of the left hand. Among
such tribes, however, not more
than 20 per cent. are left handed.
It is sometimes the rule among
such tribes to account the left
hand side, instead of the right, as
the place OF honor. lie prints q
curious appendix by DIR. Monro,
who has made extensive studies
of the physiological peculiarities
of the criminal class. DR.. Monro
asserts that she has found among
condemned criminals % per cent.
who were left handed, while a
comparative research among 9th.
er persons has convinced him that
the proportion of the left handed
is not above 0 per cent. This
would seem sort of justification
of the moral application of the
word "sinister.D
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04


The Delta Farmers Association
that met in Greenville, Miss, on
the 10th, was q body of men,
whose intelligence, moral worth,
aud material means, entitle them
to the highest consideration. Be.
sides this, they are representing
the richest body of land on the
globe. This part of Mississippi
has been only partially developed,
and that mostly on the more ele-
waited portions above overflow.
The largest body of its entire area
still lies in its pristine condition,
rich in soil as mud, covered with
dense canebreakes interspersed
with valuable hard and soft tim.
bers, of oak, ash, hickory, elm, wal,
nut, white, black and post oak.
with many other varieties. When
the overflow of the Mississippi is
effectually kept out, and its agri-
cultural capacities fully exposed,
1t will be the Egypt of this wide re.
public, for cotton, corn, grass and
the cereals, for all these things are
grown to perfection there. In or.
der to grasp its resources in a few
words, it has been estimated by
men of science, that fifty millions
of people, the population of the
whole Union, could find In its in.
exhaustIble resources, ample sub.
sistence. What a country We
are glad to see steps taken by large
farmers, of whose joint efforts we
write, to bring this highly favored
part of our State into notice.-Gre.
NADIA Sentinel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04
HORSES OR MULES.
live Stock Journal

LlNe sioux JOurnal.
Shall we raise horses or mulesi
Which pay best Every man must
decide for himself. In the South,
with the average class ofmares we
have, we should say mules pay the
best. A common mare, of small
size, will bring mule of good size
that will sell well, whereas the
horse colts from such mares, sired
by such stations as we generally
find in this country. are not worth
near so much money and are not
SO easily sold-because the do.
mand for such stock is limited, and
the market always fully supplied
and "running over"
Mules are more easily raised, be.
cause they are harder and will
stand moro abuse and rougher
treatment generally, and are not
quite so scbject to disease as hors-
es, and can be worked younger
than horses, and hence are ready
for the market earlier. On the
other hand they are more "devil.
ish" than horses and are more
disposed to jump fences and to
kill calves and other young stock.
To sum the whole matter up, we
would say. ii your mares are no
better than the average through.
out the country-breed mules. If
your mares are good deal larger,
and better bred than the average,
and there is a really good stallion
in the neighborhood-not q scrub,
then II is possible 1t might pay
best, equally as well, to raise horse
colts in preference to mules. The
character ofmares and the charac.
ter of stations, will largely deter.
mine the question of which to
breed, horses or mules.
In States and neighborhoods
where mules are largely bred, most
farmers sell their young things to
mule feeders-men who buy the
young mules when they are just
weaned and are prepared to raise
and feed them to maturity or to
an age when they are marketable
as work stock. Some of these
feeders have grown very rich in
the business; and yet the farmers
consider the prices received for
their young mnle colts highly sat.
isfactory; 1t pays them to keep
these mules until they are weaned,
but would not pay them to be
bothered with one or two or three
mischievous young mules until
they were old enough to work.
1t pays to raise mules-there is
no question about this but
whether it pays better to raise
mules than horses, depends upon
circumstances, such as each indi.
vidual farmer must decide for him.
self.
One thing is certain it does not
pay the farmers Of the South to
send out of the South for mules
or horses TO supply their yearly
necessities for work stock when
they can be raised at home so
much cheaper.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-06-04
Terrible Explosion.

Especial to Commercial Herald.l
Natchez, May 2S.-A About $50
o'clock this morning the boiler of
the Natchez Cotton Factory ex-
ploded with terrific violence, en-.
tirely demolishing the engine
room and the pickery, which was
above it, and bursting in the wall
of the main building, causing the
roof to settle in the centre of the
building. The smoke-stack was
almost entirely demolished, and
the large factory was injured to
the extent of many thousand dol.
lars. The mill hands go to work
at 6 O'Clock, and most of them
we're in their places when the ex-
plosion occurred. A scene of the
widest terror prevailed among
the 450 men, women and children
in the factory. 1t was known that
several were killed and many
more or less injured, and the anxi-
ETY. and grief of those who had
friends and relatives in the mill
was heart.rending. The fire organ.
ization of the city was soon on
hand and relief parties were soon
at work rescuing those who were
caught in the falling building. All
but two of the sufferers, Henry
Muller and George A. McNeal,
we're soon taken from the ruins.
These two were deeply covered
with fallen debris, and the relief
parties we're several hours in
reaching them. NcNeal was the
first removed and he was found to
be quite dead, his head beng
mashed to a jelly. Up to this
time, 1880 o'clock, Muller has not
been found. It is believed that he
is dead. The following is a list of
the killed and injured;
Killed-Jessie Hathcok, crush.
ed to death; A. r. Foster, skull
crushed Earnest Alexander, col.
ored, scalded and killed ; Geo. A.
McNeal, crushed under the debris
and will probably die; Henry Nal.
Ter, not yet found.
Wounded severely-S. s. Lee,
engineer, bruised internally Mag
gle Welch, bruised Emma Scott,
bruised; Geo. Thompson, scalded;
Neely Sims, bruised; Evan Jen.
kins, thigh crushed; Mumoc Price,
bruised internally. Many others
are more or less cut and bruised,
but none fatally.
The Natchez Democrat quotes
the engineer as saying that the
explosion was inexplicable; that
he had just overhauled and found
the boilers In perfect condition.